Shoe-holding stand



J. J. BHENTANO.

SHOE HOLDING smw. APPLICATION FILED MAR- 28| I921.

1,392,393, Patented 0a. 4,- 1921.

" St. Paul, in the county of Marion, State of UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

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To alljvhom ctmay concern.

Be it known that I,.JOHN J. 'BRENTANO, a cltlzen of the United States,residing at Oregon, have invented certain new and useful ImprovementsinShoe-Holding Stands; and I do hereby declare the following to be I afull, clear, and.eXact-descriptionqof the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

o This invention relates to new and useful 1mprovements in stands andparticularly to stands adapted to support shoes while being polished. V

One object of the invention is to provide a stand on which a shoe can befirmly and securely clamped and held against movement, while the same isbeing polished, the invention being particularly adapted for use inpolishing shoes which are removed from the owners feet. 7

Another object is to provide a' device of this character which isreadily adjustable to hold shoes of any size, and which "holds the shoesso that the operator can use both hands in the polishing operation.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings. 1

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is. a side elevation of a shoe holding stand made in accordancewith the invention.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is an end view, looking from the rear end of the Stand.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal longitudinal sectional ,view above the clampinglevers, on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawings, 10 representsa basewhich is adapted to be secured to a floor or other suitable location,and carried by the, base, and rising centrally therefrom, is a standard11. On the upper end of the standard is a transverse head 12 of greaterwidth than the standard and constituting a foot rest. In the oppositeside edges of one end of the foot rest 12 are formed the regularlyspaced notches 13, the urpose of which will pres- Specificat ion ofLetters Patent.

Application filed March 28, 1.921.

' Patented (at. 4.1921.

Serial no. 456,214.

' In the standard 11, is f'ormeda longitudinal series of: openings 16,and engaged around the standard is a collar through which, and throughanyone of said openings 16 is arranged to be passed a pin '18 forholding said collar 17 at different heights. @The collar 17 is formedwith oppositely extending pairs of ears 19, which are directed towardthe before-mentioned loops 14. Pivotally mounted between each pair ofears 19 is the inner end of a lever 20, the outer end being legs of aloop 14, and arranged to be engaged in the notches 15 of saidloops. Eachlever 20 is formed with a longitudinal series of openings in any one ofwhich is arranged to be engaged a bolt 21, on which bolt is carried avertically extending link 22. The upper in a plane at right angles tothe lever, and pivotally connected to said upper portion of each link isa pair of upwardly diverging hook arms 23, said arms being arranged toengage their hook ends with the edges of the sole of a shoe laced on thefoot rest, as clearly seen in li igs. 1 and 3, of the drawlngs.

The standard 11 is suitably'braced with respect to the base, by theinclined braces 24.

-The shoe is placed on the foot rest with the heel slightly in rear ofthe notches 13, so that the narrow portion of the sole of the shoe, inadvance of rectly over the adjacent arms 23, and the forward or toeportion of the shoe over the forward arms 23. The rear arms 23 are thenengaged with the opposite ed es of the sole, in'advance of the heel, anthe lever 20 pressed down and engaged in one of the notches 15, tofirmly clamp the heel portion 7 of the shoe to the rest. The front arms23 are then engaged with the edges of the forward portion of the shoesole and the lever 20, thereof, drawn down and engaged with the propernotch 15, of the front loop 14, whereby the shoe is firmly held on thestand, so that the operation of polishing can be performed on the shoewithout danger of the shoe moving. The operator thus can use both handsin the polishing operation, and will not need to hold the shoe with onehand and perform the polishing operation with the other hand, as is thecase with the ordinary shoe stand, or method employed.v

For shorter shoes the arms 23 are moved inwardly toward the standard,and folr disposed between the the heel thereof, is diuse;

larger shoes they are moved away .from the depending loops carried byends of the standard. By adjusting the collar 17 verfoot rest,.one legof each loop having an in- 20 a tically on the standard,' the grip ofthearms ner vertical series of notches for engage- 23 can be regulated. Iment by the levers, and pivotally connected The Walls of the notches 13receive the shoe sole gripping arms carried bythe levers arms 23,,attherear ofthe device,and serve and diverging upwardly at the sidesqof theto prevent the arms from movement forfoot rest, said foot rest havingnotches in the 2 5 Wardly or rearwardly, ,as will be readily edgeportions'ofoneuend thereof to receive understood. 7 one set of grippingarms to maintain the .The device is especially usefulin hotels, grippingarms againstrmovement longitudirailway sleepers, and for-domesticsorhome nally of the vfoot-rest. Y

l/VhatxI cl'aim is: V 7 inthepresence of two witnesses. 7 oA shoeblackingstand comprising astandard having a foot rest onits upper-end, a

vertically adjust-able collar on the standard, Witnesses: V leverspivotally carried by the collar and BERN RDBRENTANO,

5 extending toward the ends of the foot rest, ELIZABETH BRENTAKO.

In testimonywhereoffl aili'x my signature; 30

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